Cook's Notebook

COOK'S NOTEBOOK

To hard-boil eggs without using much energy, boil for just 2 minutes, then turn off heat, cover and let them stand on the burner for 8 more minutes.

Marilyn Miller, Glen Burnie

Know a helpful shortcut in the kitchen? Send it to Kate Shatzkin, Food Editor, The Sun, 501 N. Calvert St., Baltimore 21278 or e-mail it to food@baltsun.com.

EVENTS

Kids and cooking -- Port Discovery Museum and Whole Foods Market sponsor a cooking lesson and story time at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday featuring recipes based on the children's book Bugs for Lunch. Free with admission to the museum. Call 410-864-2679.